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Defying Gravity

By barbarahirst
Isn't Mother Nature just wonderful?

Tags: Photo journalism General Flowers and plants Landscape and travel Wildlife and nature

Voters: ugly, ChristineD, mrswoolybill and 51 more

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Uploaded:
17 Aug 2013 6:36PM
Camera:
Nikon D80
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Lens:
28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR
Shutter Speed:
1/3200s
Aperture:
f/7.1
ISO:
400
Focal Length:
180.0 mm
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Comments


mrswoolybill Plus
10 1.1k 1670 United Kingdom
17 Aug 2013 6:50PM
Hanging on by the seat of its pants. So to speak...
Moira

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RonnieAG Plus
7 154 117 Scotland
17 Aug 2013 6:59PM
I have seen trees, mainly rowans, growing from cracks in rocks but never one at this gravity defying angle. Strong image with the slope on the diagonal.
Ronnie.
CarolG Plus
10 199 20 Greece
17 Aug 2013 7:07PM
Amazing SmileSmileSmileSmileSmile Carol
lonely_oryx Plus
9 61 55 England
17 Aug 2013 7:07PM
Nicely caught
moiral 7 12 Scotland
17 Aug 2013 7:48PM
Looks like a solitary tree on a windswept hill. Well captured. Moira
Michaela_Solway 6
17 Aug 2013 8:15PM
Great on the diagonal shot.. Wink
NDODS Plus
6 5.1k 125 United Kingdom
17 Aug 2013 9:16PM
Clinging on for life, a great image with high impact and many connotations Barbara

Regards Nathan GrinGrinGrin
richmowil Plus
8 321 2 England
17 Aug 2013 9:55PM
Well spotted and captured!! Its got damn good roots to stay up at that angle Barbara!!
EAS 8 1 13 Scotland
17 Aug 2013 10:12PM
Plants of all shapes and sizes never cease to amaze me! Great capture.

Ann
pluckyfilly Plus
10 351 33 United Kingdom
17 Aug 2013 10:20PM
Poor ole tree looks as if its had some very windy conditions to cope with over the years
Lillian Plus
8 22 17 United Kingdom
17 Aug 2013 10:24PM
must be strong winds there
but a really great shot
Lillian
Irishkate Plus
6 40 110 United Kingdom
17 Aug 2013 11:00PM
Well seen as always by your beady eyes!
Yes it is amazing that trees grow at this angle.
KateGrinGrinGrin
mikbee 10 3 8 Scotland
18 Aug 2013 2:01AM
I shall come back later to see if there are any camera club judges about.
They will comment that you need to straighten your horizon !!
Mick.
LynneJoyce Plus
9 20 99 United Kingdom
18 Aug 2013 3:12AM
No prizes for guessing which way the prevailing winds blow here!
Hermanus 4 4 South Africa
18 Aug 2013 4:31AM
An amazing image Barbara !! Very well taken Smile
Potra 4 Venezuela
18 Aug 2013 5:58AM
Awesome shot F.G.!!!!! What a great image you captured here.
M
jaktis Plus
13 84 Sweden
18 Aug 2013 7:08AM
It is wonderful

Peter
lifesnapper Plus
11 8 1 England
18 Aug 2013 7:24AM
Smashing image Barbara, perfect Title. Reminds me of a Woman I saw at the River Boat FestivalWink

John Smile
CaroleS Plus
7 430 3 United Kingdom
18 Aug 2013 8:13AM
One of those images you look at study. All those crazy anglesSmile
TrevBatWCC Plus
8 12 10 England
18 Aug 2013 10:38AM
Amazing! I've seen trees at funny angles before, but never as dramatic as this! Wink
Trev Smile
digital_boi Plus
11 3 6 Scotland
18 Aug 2013 2:29PM
bit like me Barbara after a few good find well shot with the slope on the diagonal

GrahamGrinGrinGrin
fificat100 Plus
6 5 2 Scotland
19 Aug 2013 1:55PM
Amazing find. Well seen drama Grin

Lavina
Glostopcat 11 255 2 England
19 Aug 2013 8:26PM
What an amazing sight, I thought some of the trees at the top of Cleeve common were swindwept but they are nothing compared to this!
Chinga Plus
6 3 1 United Kingdom
20 Aug 2013 5:58AM
Incredible that it's still alive! Interesting angle of growth.
Nice find...
IB

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